AWC: Proposed PCWP Rule Recognizes Investments in Emission Reductions

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council (AWC) President & CEO Robert Glowinski issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of the Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) Risk and Technology Review (RTR) proposal.

“Over the last 15 years, the wood products industry installed expensive control technologies to comply with the 2004 PCWP Maximum Achievable Control Technology [MACT] regulations and saw over 90 percent emissions reductions from regulated wood presses and dryers. EPA has now reviewed those control technologies after 10 years of experience and has confirmed they are the best available.

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